| 1906 | C 5 (I 35) | Completed |
| 1939 | Seahorse (S 98) | HMS Seahorse ended her 5th war patrol at Blyth after having been recalled. |
| 1940 | Thunderbolt (N 25) | At 1017 hours the Italian submarine Capitano Tarantini was torpedoed and sunk south-west of the Gironde Estuary near Bordeaux, France. |
| 1940 | P 32 | Launched |
| 1941 | Torbay (N 79) | HMS Torbay sinks three Greek sailing vessels with gunfire off Cape Methene. |
| 1942 | Unruffled (P 46) | HMS Unruffled sinks the Italian merchant Sant'Antioco about 35 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia. |
| 1944 | X 20 (Exemplar) | Completed |
| 1944 | Shalimar (P 242) | HMS Shalimar sinks a Japanese tug and two barges with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 1944 | XE20 | Completed |
| 1945 | Token (P 328) | Completed |
| 1947 | Artful (P 456) | Commissioned for service with the 2nd Submarine Flotilla (at Portland) |
| Class: | 1944 - 1952: XE Class |
| Built By: | Markham and Co (Derbyshire) |
| Build Group: | XE |
| Fate: | |
| Sank after a collision in Loch Striven on the morning of 6th March 1945. XE-11 had been calibrating instruments in Loch Striven. The Submarine was changing depth and was in collision with a Ministry of War Transport Boom Defence Vessel (previously the Fleetwood Steam Trawler Norina which was laying buoys. The Commanding Officer and two ratings were lost. | |
It was the Italians who pioneered the use of two-man human torpedoes or 'chariots', and their attacks on ships of the Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbour in 1941 caused Winston Churchill to write to the Chief of Staffs committee to enquire what was being done to emulate these daring attacks.
The result was the development of British 'chariots' which were regarded as stop-gaps until the X-Craft or midget submarines could be deployed.
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| Class: | 1944 - 1952: XE Class |
| Built By: | Markham and Co (Derbyshire) |
| Build Group: | XE |
| Fate: | |
| Sank after a collision in Loch Striven on the morning of 6th March 1945. XE-11 had been calibrating instruments in Loch Striven. The Submarine was changing depth and was in collision with a Ministry of War Transport Boom Defence Vessel (previously the Fleetwood Steam Trawler Norina which was laying buoys. The Commanding Officer and two ratings were lost. | |
It was the Italians who pioneered the use of two-man human torpedoes or 'chariots', and their attacks on ships of the Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbour in 1941 caused Winston Churchill to write to the Chief of Staffs committee to enquire what was being done to emulate these daring attacks.
The result was the development of British 'chariots' which were regarded as stop-gaps until the X-Craft or midget submarines could be deployed.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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